California — 1998 Election Results

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Certified returns for every federal race in California in 1998, as published by the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. 53 of 53 congressional races match the totals printed in the Clerk's own recapitulation.

U.S. Senate

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Barbara Boxer	Democrat	4,410,056	53.1%
Matt Fong	Republican	3,575,078	43.0%
Ted Brown	Libertarian	93,926	1.1%
Timothy R. Erich	Reform	82,918	1.0%
H. Joseph Perrin, Sr.	American Independent	54,699	0.7%
Ophie C. Beltran	Peace & Freedom	48,685	0.6%
Brian M. Rees	Natural Law	46,543	0.6%
Total		8,311,905

U.S. House of Representatives

District 1

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mike Thompson	Democrat	121,713	61.8%
Mark C. Luce	Republican	64,692	32.9%
Emil P. Rossi	Libertarian	5,404	2.7%
Ernest K. Jones, Jr.	Peace & Freedom	4,996	2.5%
Total		196,805

District 2

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Wally Herger	Republican	128,372	62.5%
Roberts ‘Rob’ Braden	Democrat	70,837	34.5%
Patrice Thiessen	Natural Law	6,138	3.0%
Total		205,347

District 3

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Doug Ose	Republican	100,621	52.4%
Sandie Dunn	Democrat	86,471	45.0%
Ross Crain	Libertarian	4,914	2.6%
Total		192,006

District 4

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John T. Doolittle	Republican	155,306	62.6%
David Shapiro	Democrat	85,394	34.4%
Dan Winterrowd	Libertarian	7,524	3.0%
Total		248,224

District 5

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Robert T. Matsui	Democrat	130,715	71.9%
Robert S. Dinsmore	Republican	47,307	26.0%
Douglas Arthur Tuma	Libertarian	3,746	2.1%
Total		181,768

District 6

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Lynn C. Woolsey	Democrat	158,446	68.0%
Ken McAuliffe	Republican	69,295	29.7%
Alan R. Barreca	Natural Law	5,240	2.2%
Total		232,981

District 7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
George Miller	Democrat	125,842	76.7%
Norman H. Reece	Republican	38,290	23.3%
Total		164,132

District 8

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Nancy Pelosi	Democrat	148,027	85.8%
David J. Martz	Republican	20,781	12.0%
David Smithstein	Natural Law	3,654	2.1%
Total		172,462

District 9

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Barbara Lee	Democrat	140,722	82.8%
Claiborne ‘Clay’ Sanders	Republican	22,431	13.2%
Gerald Sanders	Peace & Freedom	4,767	2.8%
Walter Ruehlig	Natural Law	1,975	1.2%
Total		169,895

District 10

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ellen O. Tauscher	Democrat	127,134	53.5%
Charles Ball	Republican	103,299	43.4%
Valerie Janlois	Natural Law	3,941	1.7%
John Place	Reform	3,435	1.4%
Total		237,809

District 11

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Richard W. Pombo	Republican	95,496	61.4%
Robert L. Figueroa	Democrat	56,345	36.2%
Jesse Baird	Libertarian	3,608	2.3%
Total		155,449

District 12

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Tom Lantos	Democrat	128,135	74.0%
Robert H. Evans, Jr.	Republican	36,562	21.1%
Michael J. Moloney	Libertarian	8,515	4.9%
Total		173,212

District 13

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Fortney Pete Stark	Democrat	101,671	71.2%
James R. Goetz	Republican	38,050	26.6%
Karnig Beylikjian	Natural Law	3,066	2.1%
Total		142,787

District 14

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Anna G. Eshoo	Democrat	129,663	68.6%
John C. ‘Chris’ Haugen	Republican	53,719	28.4%
Joseph W. Dehn III	Libertarian	3,166	1.7%
Anna Currivan	Natural Law	2,362	1.3%
Total		188,910

District 15

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Tom Campbell	Republican	111,876	60.5%
Dick Lane	Democrat	70,059	37.9%
Frank Strutner	Natural Law	2,843	1.5%
Total		184,778

District 16

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Zoe Lofgren	Democrat	85,503	72.8%
Horace Eugene Thayn	Republican	27,494	23.4%
John H. Black	Natural Law	4,417	3.8%
Total		117,414

District 17

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sam Farr	Democrat	103,719	64.5%
Bill McCampbell	Republican	52,470	32.7%
Rick S. Garrett	Libertarian	2,791	1.7%
Scott R. Hartley	Natural Law	1,710	1.1%
Total		160,690

District 18

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Gary A. Condit	Democrat	118,842	86.8%
Linda M. Degroat	Libertarian	18,089	13.2%
Total		136,931

District 19

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
George P. Radanovich	Republican	131,105	79.4%
Jonathan Richter	Libertarian	34,044	20.6%
Total		165,149

District 20

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Calvin M. Dooley	Democrat	60,599	60.7%
Cliff Unruh	Republican	39,183	39.3%
Total		99,782

District 21

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
William M. Thomas	Republican	115,989	78.9%
John Evans	Reform	30,994	21.1%
Total		146,983

District 22

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Lois Capps	Democrat	109,517	55.0%
Tom J. Bordonaro, Jr.	Republican	85,927	43.1%
Robert Bakhaus	Libertarian	2,579	1.3%
Richard D. ‘Dick’ Porter	Reform	1,241	0.6%
Total		199,264

District 23

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Elton Gallegly	Republican	96,322	60.1%
Daniel ‘Dan’ Gonzalez	Democrat	64,032	39.9%
Total		160,354

District 24

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Brad Sherman	Democrat	103,491	57.3%
Randy Hoffman	Republican	69,501	38.5%
Catherine Carter	Natural Law	3,033	1.7%
Erich D. Miller	Libertarian	2,695	1.5%
Ralph Shroyer	Peace & Freedom	1,860	1.0%
Total		180,580

District 25

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon	Republican	114,013	74.7%
Bruce R. Acker	Libertarian	38,669	25.3%
Total		152,682

District 26

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Howard L. Berman	Democrat	69,000	82.5%
Juan Carlos Ros	Libertarian	6,556	7.8%
Maria Armoudian	Green	4,858	5.8%
David L. Cossak	Natural Law	3,248	3.9%
Total		83,662

District 27

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
James E. Rogan	Republican	80,702	50.7%
Barry A. Gordon	Democrat	73,875	46.4%
Bob New	Libertarian	4,489	2.8%
Total		159,066

District 28

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
David Dreier	Republican	90,607	57.6%
Janice M. Nelson	Democrat	61,721	39.3%
Jerry R. Douglas	Libertarian	2,099	1.3%
Walt Contreras Sheasby	Green	1,954	1.2%
M. Lawrence Allison	Natural Law	819	0.5%
Total		157,200

District 29

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Henry A. Waxman	Democrat	131,561	73.9%
Mike Gottlieb	Republican	40,282	22.6%
Mike Binkley	Libertarian	3,534	2.0%
Karen Blasdell-Wilkinson	Natural Law	2,717	1.5%
Total		178,094

District 30

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Xavier Becerra	Democrat	58,230	81.2%
Patricia Parker	Republican	13,441	18.8%
Total		71,671

District 31

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Matthew G. Martinez	Democrat	61,173	70.0%
Frank C. Moreno	Republican	19,786	22.6%
Krista Lieberg-Wong	Green	4,377	5.0%
Michael B. Everling	Libertarian	1,121	1.3%
Gary Hearne	Natural Law	903	1.0%
Total		87,360

District 32

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Julian C. Dixon	Democrat	112,253	86.7%
Laurence Ardito	Republican	14,622	11.3%
Velko Milosevich	Libertarian	2,617	2.0%
Total		129,492

District 33

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Lucille Roybal-Allard	Democrat	43,310	87.2%
Wayne Miller	Republican	6,364	12.8%
Total		49,674

District 34

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Grace Flores Napolitano	Democrat	76,471	67.6%
Ed Perez	Republican	32,321	28.6%
Jason Heath	Libertarian	2,195	1.9%
Walter Scott	American Independent	2,088	1.8%
Total		113,075

District 35

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Maxine Waters	Democrat	78,732	89.3%
Gordon Michael Mego	American Independent	9,413	10.7%
Total		88,145

District 36

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Steven T. Kuykendall	Republican	88,843	48.9%
Janice Hahn	Democrat	84,624	46.6%
Robin Barrett	Green	3,612	2.0%
Kerry Welsh	Libertarian	3,066	1.7%
John R. Konopka	Reform	1,561	0.9%
Total		181,706

District 37

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Juanita Millender-McDonald	Democrat	70,026	85.1%
Saul E. Lankster	Republican	12,301	14.9%
Total		82,327

District 38

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Stephen Horn	Republican	71,386	52.9%
Peter Mathews	Democrat	59,767	44.3%
David Bowers	Libertarian	3,705	2.7%
Total		134,858

District 39

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Edward R. Royce	Republican	97,366	62.6%
A. ‘Cecy’ R. Groom	Democrat	52,815	34.0%
Jack Dean	Libertarian	3,347	2.2%
Ron Jevning	Natural Law	1,937	1.2%
Total		155,465

District 40

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jerry Lewis	Republican	97,406	64.9%
Robert ‘Bob’ Conaway	Democrat	47,897	31.9%
Maurice Maybena	Libertarian	4,822	3.2%
Total		150,125

District 41

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Gary G. Miller	Republican	68,310	53.2%
Eileen R. Ansari	Democrat	52,264	40.7%
Cynthia Allaire	Green	3,597	2.8%
Kenneth E. Valentine	Libertarian	2,529	2.0%
David F. Kramer	Natural Law	1,714	1.3%
Total		128,414

District 42

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
George E. Brown, Jr.	Democrat	62,207	55.3%
Elia Pirozzi	Republican	45,328	40.3%
Hale McGee	American Independent	3,086	2.7%
David Lynn Hollist	Libertarian	1,899	1.7%
Total		112,520

District 43

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ken Calvert	Republican	83,012	55.7%
Mike Rayburn	Democrat	56,373	37.8%
Phill Courtney	Green	5,508	3.7%
Annie Wallack	Natural Law	4,178	2.8%
Total		149,071

District 44

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mary Bono	Republican	97,013	60.1%
Ralph Waite	Democrat	57,697	35.7%
Jim J. Meuer	Natural Law	6,818	4.2%
Total		161,528

District 45

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Dana Rohrabacher	Republican	94,296	58.7%
Patricia W. Neal	Democrat	60,022	37.3%
Don Hull	Libertarian	4,337	2.7%
William ‘Bill’ Verkamp, Jr.	Natural Law	2,115	1.3%
Total		160,770

District 46

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Loretta Sanchez	Democrat	47,964	56.4%
Robert Kenneth ‘Bob’ Dornan	Republican	33,388	39.3%
Thomas E. Reimer	Libertarian	2,316	2.7%
Larry G. Engwall	Natural Law	1,334	1.6%
Total		85,002

District 47

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Christopher Cox	Republican	132,711	67.6%
Christina Avalos	Democrat	57,938	29.5%
Victor A. Wagner, Jr.	Libertarian	2,991	1.5%
Raymond O. Mills	Reform	1,369	0.7%
Paul Fisher	Natural Law	1,307	0.7%
Total		196,316

District 48

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ron Packard	Republican	138,948	76.9%
Sharon K. Miles	Natural Law	23,262	12.9%
Daniel L. Muhe	Libertarian	18,509	10.2%
Total		180,719

District 49

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Brian P. Bilbray	Republican	90,516	48.8%
Christine T. Kehoe	Democrat	86,400	46.6%
Ernest Lippe	Libertarian	3,327	1.8%
Julia F. Simon	Natural Law	2,829	1.5%
Janice Jordan	Peace & Freedom	2,447	1.3%
Total		185,519

District 50

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Bob Filner	Democrat	77,354	100.0%
Total		77,354

District 51

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Randy ‘‘Duke’’ Cunningham	Republican	126,229	61.0%
Dan Kripke	Democrat	71,706	34.7%
Jack Anderson	Libertarian	5,411	2.6%
Eric H. Bourdette	Natural Law	3,532	1.7%
Total		206,878

District 52

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Duncan Hunter	Republican	116,251	75.7%
Lynn Badler	Libertarian	21,933	14.3%
Adrienne Pelton	Natural Law	15,380	10.0%
Total		153,564

Source

Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election, 1998 — Official source · Archived copy
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Shares are of all votes listed for the race, including write-ins and, where a state reports them, blank and void ballots.

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